> >In article <3tbnui$…@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>,
<f…@vms.cis.pitt.edu> wrote:
> >   >Thanks for the reply.  I thought that might be true…
> >   >Can you make suggestions for natural sweeteners that would not
> >   >violate the no-sugar diet.

> I found a blend of Yerba Mate that uses Honeyleaf as a natural
> sweetener and am wondering why Honeyleaf is not used in more
> products this way?

On the subject of honey–does anyone know the legal definition of RAW?

Someone reliable told me the law says 120 F heating of honey still
qualifies it as raw.  The honey I buy says it’s guaranteed never to have
been heated above 115 F.  Above 118 F enzymes are destroyed.

Anyone know if the 120 F figure is correct?

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f…@vms.cis.pitt.edu wrote:

: Does the liver process honey and sugar (and sugar substitutes) in
: the same way?  If one is on a no-sugar diet, does this include
: honey? Thanks.

Your liver never sees "honey." Yes, such a diet would certainly include
honey.

–Paul  ||  p_iann…@pop.com
—

>In article <3tbnui$…@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>,  <f…@vms.cis.pitt.edu> wrote:
>   >Thanks for the reply.  I thought that might be true…
>   >Can you make suggestions for natural sweeteners that would not
>   >violate the no-sugar diet.

I found a blend of Yerba Mate that uses Honeyleaf as a natural
sweetener and am wondering why Honeyleaf is not used in more
products this way?

   >Thanks for the reply.  I thought that might be true…
   >Can you make suggestions for natural sweeteners that would not
   >violate the no-sugar diet.

I don’t know why you’re on a no-sugar diet, but I would point out
that most "sugar-free" products sold to the granola trade use honey
or (particularly perniciously), concentrated fruit juice in place of
sugar.  Both are just concentrated sugar solutions (there’s more
fructose in honey and fruit juice), so to claim that products made
with either are "sugar free" is quite misleading, not that there’s
anything wrong with them otherwise.

–
Steve Dyer
d…@ursa-major.spdcc.com

f…@vms.cis.pitt.edu wrote:

: Thanks for the reply.  I thought that might be true…
: Can you make suggestions for natural sweeteners that would not
: violate the no-sugar diet.
: And while I’m asking you these questions, do you have any
: knowledge about the effects of shark cartilege on rheumatoid
: arthritis and/or psoriasis?
:
: Thanks again…
:
: Faith

I don’t believe it is helpful for those conditions. Why are you trying to
avoid sugars?

–Paul  ||  p_iann…@pop.com
—

> : Does the liver process honey and sugar (and sugar substitutes) in
> : the same way?  If one is on a no-sugar diet, does this include
> : honey? Thanks.

> Your liver never sees "honey." Yes, such a diet would certainly include
> honey.

> –Paul  ||  p_iann…@pop.com> –

Thanks for the reply.  I thought that might be true…
Can you make suggestions for natural sweeteners that would not
violate the no-sugar diet.
And while I’m asking you these questions, do you have any
knowledge about the effects of shark cartilege on rheumatoid
arthritis and/or psoriasis?

Thanks again…

Faith